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Psalms 104:18

104:17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

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The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.

The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

104:19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

What does Psalms 104:18 mean?

Psalms 104:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּבֹהַּ (gâbôahh), הַר (har), מַחֲסֶה (machăçeh).

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The
highגָּבֹהַּgâbôahh/gaw-bo'-ah/H1364elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant
hillsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
are
a
refugeמַחֲסֶהmachăçeh/makh-as-eh'/H4268a shelter (literally or figuratively)
for
the
wild
goats;יָעֵלyâʻêl/yaw-ale'/H3277an ibex (as climbing)
and
the
rocksסֶלַעçelaʻ/seh'-lah/H5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
for
the
conies.שָׁפָןshâphân/shaw-fawn'/H8227a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:18.

Genesis 7:19

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

Job 39:1

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

Proverbs 30:26

The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 104:18 say?

Psalms 104:18 (King James Version) reads: "The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies."

Is Psalms 104:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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